Overall, I considered the production of this magazine a good learning experience for myself. Although I did find InDesign quite frustrating to use at times, it is a very effective tool, which served a good purpose in my case. I am satisfied with the outcome of my magazine, since the designing of it was purely a learning exercise and I am now confident that I will be able to bring forward what I have learnt to the creation of my music magazine. During the production of the student magazine I used Adobe InDesign. Within this application, I used a variation of editing tools and effects to create the magazine's cover, including 'place', which allowed me to add the main image and resize it, enabling me to fit it professionally into the desired space.
The main feature of a front cover, I think, is the image that goes with the headline article. That is why I started creating my magazine by taking the picture and then building everything else around it. I am happy with the way the image was captured, as it was taken against a white backdrop. I was very pleased with this, since the effect on the camera meant the backdrop wasn't completely white, and the effect gave the image a touch of atmosphere. However, on the flip side, I did find it challenging to think up cover lines for the issue. Along with that, I found additional features to add to my cover tough as I didn't have much knowledge of how the typical college student magazine would feature.
My first thoughts, while planning the front cover, were to make it look as simple as I could, as I consider simplicity to look more professional then if something is more complex. I believe that if something contains too much text and imagery, along with a hectic colour scheme, the overall product will just look messy and rushed.
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